Smooth transition on Gloucester Board of Supervisors

It was a quick, seamless transition in the passing of the gavel from last year's chairman to this year's chairwoman at Wednesday night's Board of Supervisors meeting.

Chairman Carter Borden yielded the chair's seat and gavel to Louise Theberge, who was unanimously elected by her peers to the position; she most recently served as chairwoman of the board in 2010. The supervisors traditionally vote for a chair and vice-chair at the first meeting of the year.

Borden thanked all for their support and said that although not all experiences turn out to be pleasant, his stint as chairman turned out to be a pleasant one.

The supervisors also unanimously elected Bob "JJ" Orth as vice-chairman.